Chapter Summaries

Xuanyu forced Sarutobi Hiruzen to flee, then announced that the Sarutobi Clan would lose its power in Konoha. As the village celebrated, visitors from other nations wondered why Xuanyu had brought them to witness the upheaval, and Samui suspected he had a plan to bring peace to the Shinobi World.

• Xuanyu used a Wood Dragon to hurl Sarutobi Hiruzen into a closing rift, but Hiruzen escaped and vowed to return.
• Xuanyu returned to his body and announced that Sarutobi Hiruzen had fled after his crimes were exposed and that the Sarutobi Clan would no longer rule Konoha.
• Konoha's civilians celebrated their freedom, while Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade reacted to Hiruzen's flight and the fighting that continued above.
• Kurotsuchi and Chōjūrō questioned why Xuanyu had arranged for them to witness the events, while Samui urged Darui and the others to leave.
• Samui told Omoi she suspected Xuanyu had planned to bring peace to the Shinobi World, and Xuanyu turned his gaze toward them.

Samui and the other village representatives realized Xuanyu had kept them in Konoha to witness and relay what came next, as his power made his plans to reshape the Shinobi World seem credible. After Hiruzen’s escape, Utatane Koharu’s clan feared the consequences of its ties to him.

• Samui told Omoi that Xuanyu had never intended to let the representatives leave Konoha without his permission.
• Xuanyu asked the representatives to stay and relay matters to their villages after Sarutobi Hiruzen escaped.
• Samui warned Darui that the Shinobi World was about to undergo drastic change, and she explained how Xuanyu and his allies could overpower the villages.
• Kurotsuchi, Chōjūrō, Gaara, Temari, and the small-village representatives reacted with unease or acceptance as they waited for Xuanyu’s next move.
• Utatane Koharu and her clan learned that Hiruzen had failed, and the clan members feared the consequences of their ties to him and his Impure World Reincarnation plan.

The Utatane Clan argued over how to survive the consequences of its alliance with Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Root experiments. Clan members demanded that Utatane Koharu take her own life so they could appeal to Uchiha Xuan Yu, and the dispute escalated toward violence.

• Utatane Clan members feared that Uchiha Xuan Yu would purge them after Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan failed.
• Utatane Koharu's supporters accused other clansmen of benefiting from her alliance with Sarutobi Hiruzen before blaming her for the Root Laboratory.
• The clansmen claimed they had not known Root was conducting immoral experiments, though they had known Root had entered the clan.
• A clan leader told Utatane Koharu to take her own life so he could bring her body to the Uchiha Clan and beg for forgiveness.
• Utatane Koharu refused, and the clan leader threatened to send her to the Pure Land as the Utatane Clan neared a fight.

Hashirama Senju halted his attack when Xuan Yu confronted him, but demanded that the Uchiha Clan be barred from leading Konoha in exchange for sealing himself. Xuan Yu rejected his accusation that the Uchiha were evil and challenged Hashirama’s double standard as villagers voiced support for the Uchiha.

• Hashirama Senju attacked Hashira and Hua Yu with his Wood Golem, while they tried to contain the destruction.
• Xuan Yu appeared before Hashirama Senju, who stopped fighting and admitted Sarutobi Hiruzen might have acted wrongly.
• Hashirama Senju offered to seal himself if Xuan Yu promised that the Uchiha Clan would not take charge of Konoha.
• Xuan Yu called out Hashirama Senju for condemning the whole Uchiha Clan while excusing the Sarutobi and Shimura, and offered to leave Konoha if Hashirama wiped out those clans.
• Villagers declared they would follow Xuan Yu and criticized Hashirama Senju as hypocritical.

Neji Hyuga and several major clans backed Uchiha Xuan Yu, but Hashirama Senju accused Xuan Yu of manipulating them and threatened to kill him. Xuan Yu instantly suppressed Hashirama and vanished with him, leaving Konoha without its Wood Release giant.

• Neji Hyuga, Hinata, Shino Aburame, and several other clan representatives declared their support for the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• Hashirama Senju accused the clans of being brainwashed and demanded that Xuan Yu withdraw, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• Xuan Yu rejected Hashirama's terms, condemned his treatment of the Uchiha Clan, and challenged him to fight.
• Hashirama Senju unleashed Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, but Xuan Yu appeared before him and pressed a hand against his head, cutting off his Chakra and restraining him.
• Xuan Yu warned Hashirama that he would destroy his soul if he attacked again, then vanished from Konoha with Hashirama Senju as the Wood Release giant disappeared.

Xuan Yu brought Hashirama Senju outside Konoha to fight after suppressing him, while Hashirama and Hanayu joined as observers. Hashirama Senju summoned True Several Thousand Hands, leaving the approaching villagers to wonder whether Xuan Yu could withstand it.

• Xuan Yu took Hashirama Senju away from the Senju Clan grounds, and Uchiha Shisui brought Hashirama and Hanayu to watch.
• Xuan Yu demanded that Hashirama Senju seal himself, but Hashirama refused and summoned Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Xuan Yu told Hashirama and Hanayu to study Hashirama Senju's hand seals and the Wood Release energy.
• Hashirama Senju's enormous thousand-handed Wood Golem rose behind him, and he claimed his Edo Tensei body let him wield nearly all his power without restraint.
• Konoha's ninja saw the giant Wood Golem as they hurried toward the battlefield and worried that Xuan Yu might not withstand it.

Naruto, Gaara, and the others reacted with alarm as Hashirama Senju revealed True Several Thousand Hands, while Samui insisted Xuanyu would win. Deidara, Kimimaro, and Jugo left clones to guard the Uchiha Clan and headed toward the battle.

• Naruto asked Kurama about True Several Thousand Hands, and Kurama recalled fighting Hashirama alongside Madara while insisting they had both been badly injured.
• Gaara and Shukaku witnessed the giant Wood Release technique, and Gaara hoped Xuanyu would win.
• Omoi and Darui doubted Xuanyu could withstand the technique, but Samui argued that Xuanyu's calmness showed he would prevail.
• Deidara learned that the Impure World Reincarnation shinobi in Konoha had been defeated and that the Uchiha Clan was safe.
• Deidara, Kimimaro, and Jugo left clones behind to guard the Uchiha Clan and set off to watch the battle.

After burying Uchiha Itachi, Second Pillar and Kisame witnessed the enormous battle between Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Xuan Yu, leaving Kisame to reconsider where he could live safely. Jugo reassured Kisame that Samehada was thriving with him, and Kisame followed Jugo and Kimimaro toward the battlefield while Sasuke stayed behind.

• Second Pillar buried Uchiha Itachi, then saw Hashirama Senju's gigantic Wood Golem and doubted that his newly awakened Mangekyo could match it.
• Kisame watched the battle and decided he would settle in Konoha if Uchiha Xuan Yu won.
• A person on a Flying Bird recognized Kisame and greeted him while passing by.
• Jugo arrived with a greatly enlarged Samehada, and Kisame recognized his former weapon.
• Jugo told Kisame that Samehada was doing well with him, while Kimimaro clarified that Jugo meant no insult.
• Kimimaro and Jugo headed for the battlefield, Kisame followed them, and Sasuke remained behind.

Hua Yu used Samehada’s chakra to unleash a massive Thousand-Armed Buddha and challenge Hashirama Senju’s, while Naruto and other spectators gathered to watch. The two giants stood nearly level, setting the stage for the battle to continue.

• Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, and others arrived to watch the fight, and Naruto hoped to cheer Xuanyu on.
• Xuanyu questioned whether Hua Yu and Hashira could fight Hashirama Senju, while Hashirama urged the two Senju juniors to stand aside.
• Hua Yu began forming seals to summon True Several Thousand Hands, and Jugo sent Samehada to supply her chakra.
• Hua Yu raised a nine-hundred-armed Buddha nearly as tall as Hashirama Senju’s, stunning Hashirama and the gathered spectators.
• Hua Yu resolved to learn Sage Mode after the battle, while Hashirama remained confident that his own Buddha would prevail.

Hua Yu summoned a Thousand-Armed Buddha that matched Hashirama Senju’s, astonishing the shinobi and Tailed Beasts watching the battle. The other villages’ fighters recognized how far Xuanyu and Hua Yu exceeded ordinary ninja, while Omoi wondered whether the Land of Lightning should agree if Xuanyu made excessive demands.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and the Nine-Tails were shocked when Hua Yu raised a Thousand-Armed Buddha nearly as large as Hashirama Senju’s.
• Naruto admired Hua Yu’s strength and hoped to grow powerful enough to keep up with Xuanyu’s circle, while Sasuke and Kakashi reflected on the gap between their abilities and hers.
• Kankuro and Shukaku were overwhelmed by the two giant Buddhas, and Gaara told his companions that Xuanyu and Hua Yu were monsters beyond ordinary ninja.
• Omoi asked Darui whether they should agree if Xuanyu made excessive demands after witnessing Hua Yu’s power.

Samui concluded that Xuanyu had effectively won and told the others to accept his demands, while Kurotsuchi and Chōjūrō recognized that he was using the battle to intimidate the villages. After escaping, Tobirama Senju learned why Sarutobi Hiruzen had underestimated Uchiha Xuan Yu, then resolved to destroy the Uchiha Clan with Hiruzen’s help.

• Omoi asked whether they should accept Xuanyu’s demands, and Samui said they should agree to whatever he requested and persuade the Raikage if necessary.
• Samui realized Xuanyu had brought his subordinates to demonstrate their strength and intimidate the other villages, while Omoi, Kurotsuchi, and Chōjūrō watched the battle.
• Tobirama Senju and Sarutobi Hiruzen escaped using a Flying Thunder God Mark, and Tobirama blamed Hiruzen for failing to eliminate Uchiha Xuan Yu sooner.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained that he had mistaken Xuan Yu’s Twin Pupils and taijutsu training with Might Guy for signs of weakness, and admitted he had tried to use Uchiha Itachi to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen agreed to destroy the Uchiha Clan together, and Hiruzen wondered how the First Hokage was faring.

Tobirama Senju and Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Hashirama Senju fight through a long-range Water Screen, confident that his True Several Thousand Hands would defeat Uchiha Xuan Yu. Their confidence faltered when Senju Hanayu appeared with a matching Thousand-Armed Buddha, and Tobirama ordered Hiruzen to release the Impure World Reincarnation if Hashirama fell.

• Tobirama Senju created a Water Screen that let him and Sarutobi Hiruzen view a distant battlefield, then explained that Hiruzen needed to master ninjutsu more deeply.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Hashirama Senju atop his enormous Thousand-Armed Buddha and feared the scale of his power.
• Tobirama Senju declared that Hashirama would win with True Several Thousand Hands and that they could soon return to Konoha.
• Tobirama Senju and Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Senju Hanayu standing atop a similarly massive Thousand-Armed Buddha, shocking Tobirama and shaking his confidence in Hashirama.
• Tobirama Senju told Sarutobi Hiruzen to watch the battle and release the Impure World Reincarnation if Hashirama was defeated, so Tobirama could later persuade him to rebuild a village.

Hanayu and Hashirama Senju prepared to clash with their Thousand-Armed Giant Buddhas while Hashira readied himself to open the Eighth Gate. The chapter ended with Hanayu yielding the first part of the fight to her big brother, Hashira.

• Hanayu rejected Hashirama Senju's claim that she belonged to the Senju Clan and prepared to battle him with her Thousand-Armed Wood Golem.
• Might Guy noticed Hashira's blue glow and worried that he was preparing to open the Eighth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation.
• Might Guy explained to Rock Lee that opening the Eighth Gate required a body capable of enduring its damage and rapidly healing.
• Hashirama Senju launched his Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha at Hanayu's, but Hashira stepped forward and asked to handle half the fight first.
• Hanayu stopped her Buddha and agreed to let Hashira face Hashirama Senju's attack.

Hashirama unleashed the Eight Gates Formation and faced Senju Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands, astonishing the onlookers with his physical power. As the wooden palm descended, Hashirama charged to meet it while Hua Yu stood ready to intervene.

• Senju Hashirama assumed Hua Yu had run out of Chakra when the Thousand-Armed Buddha stopped moving, then sent a gigantic wooden hand toward her.
• Hashirama released the Eight Gates Formation, making the onlookers tremble and prompting Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke to reconsider the power of taijutsu.
• Kakashi explained that taijutsu trained to its peak could rival senjutsu, and Naruto vowed to work harder to follow Xuanyu’s footsteps.
• Hashirama stomped the Wood Release Great Buddha and charged at Senju Hashirama, while Hua Yu repaired the cracks and watched for danger.
• Senju Hashirama sent the wooden palm to seize Hashirama, and the two collided.

Hashira shattered Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release attacks and blasted him into the giant Buddha, but Hashirama rose again using his immortal Impure World Reincarnation body and unleashed the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s full power. As the battle raged, the onlookers reacted to Hashira’s strength, and Deidara handed Xuanyu Flying Bird with dozens of sealed souls to return to the Pure Land.

• Hashira smashed through Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release palms and kicked him through the giant Buddha’s chest.
• Hashirama Senju declared that his Impure World Reincarnation body made him immortal and sent the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s countless palms crashing down on Hashira.
• Might Guy encouraged Rock Lee to keep training toward Hashira’s level, and Rock Lee renewed his resolve.
• Omoi and Darui’s group feared Hashira’s power, while Kurotsuchi reconsidered Deidara’s strength after watching the fight.
• Deidara gave Xuanyu Flying Bird, which held dozens of sealed souls, and asked him to send them back to the Pure Land.

Xuanyu discovered that his evolved Black Flames could harm souls and sent the Impure World Reincarnation souls back to the Pure Land. Meanwhile, Hashira battered Hashirama Senju's Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha, leaving it cracked and close to collapse.

• Xuanyu burned the souls sealed inside Deidara's clay bird with Black Flames, discovered the flames could hurt them, and sent them back to the Pure Land.
• Xuanyu told Deidara that Black Flames were an innate Kekkei Genkai ability, not a technique he could learn.
• Naruto teased Kurama about the Thousand-Armed Buddha, while onlookers marveled at Hashira's physical strength against Hashirama Senju.
• Hashira announced that he was ready to attack, then charged the Great Buddha and shattered its left shoulder.
• Hashira kicked the Great Buddha's head, making it tremble and crack as Hashirama Senju tried to repair it.

Hashira damaged Hashirama Senju’s Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha before Hua Yu took over the fight. As the two Wood Release giants clashed, Xuanyu helped Hashira recover and urged him to develop his taijutsu and improve his ninjutsu.

• Hashira kicked Hashirama Senju’s Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha, sending it back and leaving it close to collapse.
• Hua Yu caught Hashira and took over the battle while he ended the Eighth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation and retreated to Xuanyu’s side.
• Hashirama Senju repaired his Buddha and attacked, but Hua Yu’s giant Buddha blocked him and fought back.
• Xuanyu restored Hashira’s Chakra and vitality, and Hashira said the Eighth Gate did not feel like his limit.
• Xuanyu advised Hashira to refine his taijutsu and not neglect Wood Release, and Hashira planned to ask Hua Yu to teach him.

Hua Yu overwhelmed Hashirama Senju in their battle, while Xuanyu’s spectators recognized that he was demonstrating his power. Hashirama defended his decision to disband the Senju Clan in pursuit of equality, but Hua Yu struck him before he could finish.

• Omoi concluded that Xuanyu was using the battle to display his strength and intimidate the other villages, and Samui praised his insight.
• Hua Yu gained an overwhelming advantage over Hashirama Senju and knocked him down, but his Impure World Reincarnation body regenerated.
• Hua Yu condemned Hashirama for abandoning the Senju Clan, and Xuanyu mocked his claim that disbanding the clan had been fair.
• Hashirama said he had made the Senju civilians to pursue equality and peace for the Shinobi World, but Hua Yu struck him with her Wood Release hand before he could finish.

Hua Yu repeatedly smashed Hashirama Senju while condemning him for disbanding the Senju Clan in pursuit of his ideals. When Hashirama ran out of energy to summon another True Several Thousand Hands and Hua Yu moved to seal him, Tobirama urged Hiruzen to release the Impure World Reincarnation.

• Hashirama Senju insisted that Hua Yu should support his pursuit of equality, but she accused him of abandoning the Senju clansmen and attacked him.
• Kakashi criticized Hashirama's reasoning, while Gaara, Darui, and the others reacted with shock to his ideals.
• Hashirama explained that he had scattered the Senju Clan because he feared it would dominate Konoha, and Hua Yu called his decision contemptible.
• Hashirama tried to summon True Several Thousand Hands again, but found that his energy could not support it.
• Hua Yu prepared to seal Hashirama, and Tobirama told Sarutobi Hiruzen to release the Impure World Reincarnation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen released the Impure World Reincarnation, and Hashirama Senju began returning to the Pure Land. Uchiha Xuan Yu stopped Hashirama’s soul and confronted him over his crimes, leaving the third accusation unfinished.

• Tobirama Senju urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to undo the Impure World Reincarnation before Hashirama Senju was sealed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen performed the seals, and Hashirama Senju used the Spirit Transformation Technique to keep his soul in the world long enough to watch his brother.
• Hashirama Senju was drawn toward the Pure Land and taunted Hua Yu, believing he would be revived and fight again.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu caught Hashirama Senju’s soul and accused him of endangering Konoha’s villagers by intending to raise the Thousand-Armed Buddha there.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu accused Hashirama Senju of listening only to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s fabricated stories and began listing his third crime: abandoning the Senju Clan while still calling himself its Clan Head.